The Luftwaffe’s Last Stand

Today’s Daily Dose short history film covers the Luftwaffe’s final push during the end of World War Two.

Citations:

“Langley’s plane broke off just behind the waist…” Cotterman, A Tragic Accident, 485thbg.org

“I attacked another one at 5,000 feet…” Tillman, Forgotten Fifteenth, Kindle location 1553

“His face was missing…” Andrews, Ball State University Library, Oral History Repository, Charles Andrews interview

“…my heart skipped an odd beat…” Mahoney, Bombing Europe, p. 74

“…we decided to run for it…” Ibid, p. 75

“…pitched up and exploded…” Tillman, Forgotten Fifteenth, p. 228

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